West Orca Bay wind

West Orca Bay is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from N (10°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-04 01:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 16:50 America/Anchorage). Air 8°C. 991 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 21 kn, 73 readings, gust 33 kn, peak mean 29 kn, mostly E (88°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 01:50 UTC: 10 kn from N (10°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 00:50 UTC: 12 kn from N (10°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 17 kn from E (80°), gust 27 kn
2026-11-03 22:40 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 27 kn from E (100°), gust 33 kn
2026-11-03 20:40 UTC: 27 kn from E (90°), gust 33 kn
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 21 kn from E (90°), gust 29 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 21 kn from E (90°), gust 29 kn

Position 60.571, -146.795; exposure marine. West Orca Bay is on open water.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at West Orca Bay: 2.7 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at West Orca Bay: 2.7 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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